

It may be hard to believe, but we’re already one month into Q2! It’s a good time to pause and evaluate where you’re at when it comes to your professional goals.
If you’re looking to take ownership of your professional life, this chat with Career Management Strategist Ericka Spradley...
It may be hard to believe, but we’re already one month into Q2! It’s a good time to pause and evaluate where you’re at when it comes to your professional goals.
If you’re looking to take ownership of your professional life, this chat with Career Management Strategist Ericka Spradley is for you. During this conversation, Ericka will share her top tips to help you plan and grow your career. She will also dive into how ambition and determination can guide you up and around the ladder.
In this chat, you’ll learn more about:
Ericka Spradley is the Chief PowHer Officer/Founder of Confident Career Woman. She believes every woman should excel at work but more importantly, that every woman should know her worth. This notion serves as a catalyst for her online career course platform as well as her latest book “Confident Career Woman: Ditch Perfection, Play Bigger and Make PowHer Moves.”
As a Career Management Strategist, she partners with companies through their Women’s ERG or BRG to ensure women are developed, retained and promoted within the walls of the organization. Ericka is equally passionate about coaching women 1:1 where she offers principles and transformational advice to help them uncover their competitive advantage in a way that maximizes their career.
How do you make a career move when your current job is so overwhelming and time consuming
I want to make my startup in analytics
What are your top tips for marketing yourself as an individual? What are some ideal things to highlight about your performance/ work ethic that might not be in the description of former jobs?
Whats the best way to approach a title change and salary increase discussion?
After working with the same company for 2 decades, how do I know when it's time to move on to another career opportunity?
NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
How do I know which skill to focus on? I'm over 30 and it seems like I'm going to be starting over. I know my worth but I have no clue what direction to go in.
what's your most powerful and energetic goal this quarter?
Can you talk about addressing criminal history during the job search?
How do I bounce back after an interview and a job offer shutdown?
How do we balance knowing our worth and expressing it in a way that welcomes dialogue instead of turning people off?
What tips do you have for a woman in a male-dominated field? e.g I am in management at a start-up being the only woman in the office for few years.
Do you have any resources that you recommended to entrepreneurs ?
I've never negotiated a salary or sign-on bonus. I'm completing a final interview this week. How would you approach the topic of a sign-on bonus and a higher salary? Thanks so much!
How can I take my Customer Service Skills and Market them in an IT Career
What's the best way to set professional goals if you're not sure what industry you'd like to be in in the long term?
What can I do to get into a different area of IT where I don't have experience and my certifications are fundamental? It is so hard to move out of my current job.
How do you navigate the time between starting your own business and working in corporate?
What is your biggest lesson learned from branching out on your own?
On average, how long should you stay at a position/job before moving on?
At what point do you know when no further internal growth is possible, and it’s time to go?
Can I advance in the same company or should I look forward to other companies?
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